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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

14,994 works

Watercolor of a live horse in harness beside an abandoned cart, with dead horses on muddy ground under a grey sky.

Abandoned: Marshes of the Danube

Adolf Schreyer, before 1887

Pencil sketch of a man in a fur cap smoking a pipe, seated in a attic room with dogs, cats, and hanging laundry.

Der Hundefreund (The Dog's Friend)

Moritz von Schwind, mid-19th century

Pen and grey wash drawing of a banquet with reclining guests, servants, draped curtains and urns in a classical interior.

Feast in the House of Simon

Melchior Steidl, 1699 or before

Red chalk drawing of seated figures by a fireplace and musicians in tall hats performing at an arched doorway.

February (one of a series representing the labors of the months)

Jonas Umbach, 1690 or slightly earlier

Red chalk drawing of a horseman with hunting dogs and a figure carrying a pole on a rural path beside a house.

November (one of a series representing the labors of the months)

Jonas Umbach, 1690 or slightly earlier

Red chalk drawing of figures shearing sheep outside a farmhouse, with a flock and rolling landscape in the background.

June (one of a series representing the labors of the months)

Jonas Umbach, 1690 or slightly earlier

Red chalk drawing of figures resting under a tree with a musician, while a farmer leads a cow across fields.

April (one of a series representing the labors of the months)

Jonas Umbach, 1690 or slightly earlier

Red chalk drawing of a rural harvest scene with seated woman, poultry basket, hanging game birds and a distant landscape.

September (one of a series representing the labors of the months)

Jonas Umbach, 1690 or slightly earlier

Red chalk drawing of rural labourers carrying a bundle near a cottage, with haymaking and village houses in the background.

July (one of a series representing the labors of the months)

Jonas Umbach, 1690 or slightly earlier

Red chalk drawing of a harvest scene with seated figures under a tree, reapers in a field, and a distant village.

August (one of a series representing the labors of the months)

Jonas Umbach, 1690 or slightly earlier

Red chalk drawing of a grape harvest with figures picking grapes from a pergola and a man carrying a basket.

October (one of a series representing the labors of the months)

Jonas Umbach, 1690 or slightly earlier

Red chalk drawing of peasants working near a dog and farmhouse in a rural landscape with clouds above.

December (one of a series representing the labors of the months)

Jonas Umbach, 1690 or slightly earlier

Red chalk drawing of men carrying sacks through a wooded landscape with bare trees and a distant village.

March (one of a series representing the labors of the months)

Jonas Umbach, 1690 or slightly earlier

Red chalk drawing of a domestic interior with figures by a fireplace and a street scene with a bridge outside.

January (one of a series representing the labors of the months)

Jonas Umbach, 1690 or slightly earlier

Sepia drawing of a shepherd with a staff and dog on a grassy hill overlooking a hazy coastal bay under a vast sky.

Eastern Coast of Rügen Island with Shepherd

Caspar David Friedrich, 1805

Red chalk drawing of comedians performing on a platform in a public square, with a lute player and a crowd of spectators.

Italian Comedians Performing in a Public Square

Jacob Matthias Weyer, 1635-91

Pen and ink sketch of two 17th-century men in plumed hats, one playing a lute and one seen from behind.

Study of Two Figures

Jacques Callot, ca. 1617

Pen and brown ink sketch of small figures grouped inside an oval cartouche with ornamental scroll framing.

Drawing for a Cartouche

Jacques Callot, early 17th century

Pen and ink landscape drawing of a thatched cottage beside trees, a river, and distant hills under clouds.

Landscape with Cottage

Jacques Callot, early 17th century

Pen and ink drawing of a shepherd beside a large tree, with cattle grazing in a rolling landscape and a distant town.

Shepherd in a Landscape

Jacques Callot, early 17th century

Engraving of the Last Supper with Christ at a long table among apostles, a spaniel at lower right, under a coffered ceiling.

The Last Supper, with a Spaniel

Giovanni Pietro da Birago, ca. 1500

Grey wash drawing of a sculptor's studio with a nude model, statuettes, and visitors entering a doorway.

Sculptor Receiving Visitors in his Studio

Nicolaas Aartman, 1728-93

Watercolor seascape of sailing boats on a river with seven figures, a dog and woven baskets on the grassy bank.

Seascape with Seven Figures and a Dog

Nicolaas Aartman, 1728-93

Watercolor drawing of sailing boats on a waterway with figures and baskets on the shore under a cloudy sky.

Seascape with Six Figures in the Foreground

Nicolaas Aartman, 1728-93

Grey wash drawing of a shepherd with sheep crossing a stream, resting men and horses under a tree, and a distant town.

Landscape with Resting Cavaliers and a Shepherd with his Flock

Nicolaas Aartman, 1728-93

Pen and brown ink drawing of a wooded landscape with a river, arched bridge, and castle on a hill beyond.

Wooded Landscape with a River, Castle, and Town Beyond

Denijs van Alsloot, 1611

Pen and wash drawing of a ferryboat with passengers and a white horse crossing a river toward a distant town.

The Ferryboat

Hendrick Avercamp, 17th century

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a kneeling woman seen from behind, draped in cloth, on blue-grey paper.

Weeping Woman Kneeling, Seen from Behind

Jacob Adriaensz. Backer, ca. 1634-38

Pen drawing of a formal parterre garden before a palace, with a crowd of figures in the foreground and a colonnade at left.

Parterre du Palais de Nancy / The Garden Palace of Nancy

Jacques Callot, early 17th century

Red chalk drawing of a hunched beggar with a staff and dog beside a tree, with grazing cattle and a distant town.

A Beggar Playing a Flute

Jacques Callot, early 17th century